With the first quarter coming to a close, the Class of 2020 enjoyed their first social of the year on the evening of September 13 with their friends and family. The family-themed social, called Ohana Night, was organized by the senior class advisors to encourage seniors to spend quality time with their parents, especially as …
After years of playing in Division 2, HBA’s girls volleyball varsity team was given the opportunity to move to Division 1 through an ILH one-year pilot program. The pilot moved schools into Division 1 based on their enrollment size. Four schools, including HBA, were moved into Division 1 to join Kamehameha, Iolani, Punahou and Mid-Pacific, …
Ninety-nine students from HBA and other Oahu schools participated in the first annual HBA Summer Winds Festival from July 8 to July 12. Student musicians spent over 30 hours in full-band practices and instrument-specific sectionals during this week-long band clinic, which culminated in a concert on Saturday, July 13. HBA band director, Brad Shimizu, said …
On Monday, May 13, HBA freshmen faced one of their most common fears: public speaking. The culmination of a semester-long research project, the annual ninth grade showcase at the end of the school year is when HBA freshmen present their projects to teachers, parents and friends. This year, students were tasked with researching careers that …
On Thursday May 23, 2019, the middle and high school gathered at the Stan Sagert campus to send off the Class of 2019. An annual tradition at HBA, the Senior Send-Off is a way for seniors to say their goodbyes to their friends and teachers, and to celebrate the end of their high school career. …
On Saturday, May 4, seven HBA students participated in the state championships for judo at the Stan Sheriff Center. Kaycie Tanimoto ('21) placed 4th in the 109-pound weight division and Josiah Lum ('22) placed 5th in the 132-pound weight division. This season, a sizeable number of HBA underclassmen joined PAC-5 judo, which gave the team …
For the fifth year in a row, Eagle Eye staff took home the 2019 Best-in-State overall title for HBA’s journalism program at the Hawaii High School Journalism Awards. Fourteen Hawaii high schools—six private and eight public—participated in this year’s competition, and the Eagle Eye took first place in four categories (Best Video, Best Portrait Photo, …
After a day of voting, HBA students have elected the following students to the 2019-20 Student Council: Kathryn Harada (’20), PresidentRiyana Werny (’20), Vice-PresidentAaron Omon (’22), TreasurerNathan Pilar (’20), Corresponding SecretaryAimee Terashima (’20), Recording Secretary
This Wednesday, eighth graders through juniors will be voting for the 2020 high school student council. Here are the candidates: CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT Kathryn Harada ('20) "My leadership style is very strong but also very giving. I have things that I want to accomplish in certain ways, but I'm always open and willing to alter …
The Taiko Center of the Pacific (TCP) is a school of traditional and contemporary Japanese drumming in Honolulu. Though you wouldn’t expect it at a music school, TCP offers a class to deaf and hard of hearing adults who want to learn how to play Taiko. Chizuko Endo, wife of Taiko master Kenny Endo sensei, …
